weeks

Meanings

• noun

  A period of seven days.

  - "There are seven days in a week."
  - "I have a lot of work to do in the coming weeks."

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Pronunciation

1. /wiːks/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1230774"

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Synonyms

hebdomad , sennight

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with weeks
bleaks , leaks , speaks

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Variants

List of all variants of weeks that leads to same result
week , weeks , Holy Week , Holy Weeks , Passion Week , Passion Weeks

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The term 'week' comes from the Old English word 'wocca' meaning 'wake' or 'vigil'. It referred to the seven-day cycle of religious observance in early Germanic cultures.

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Trivia

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1. The shortest week in history was only three days long. It was observed by the ancient Egyptians in 525 BC in honor of the god Osiris.

2. The longest week in history was 52 weeks long. It was observed by the ancient Jewish community during the time of the Babylonian exile.

3. The term 'weekend' was first used in the late 1800s to refer to the two days at the end of the work week when people could rest and relax.

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Related Concepts

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1. calendar week: A seven-day period that starts on any day of the year and ends on the same day of the next year.

2. work week: A contiguous period of five or more consecutive days, usually used to determine an employee's hours of work and compensation.

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Culture

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In many cultures, the week is divided into seven days, each named after a planet or a god. For example, in Western cultures, the days of the week are named after the seven classical planets: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn.

How to Memorize "weeks"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a clock with seven numbers on it, representing the days of the week.
   - Visualize a calendar with seven columns, each representing a day of the week.

2. associate
   

   - Associate each day of the week with a specific color or image.
   - Associate each day of the week with a specific task or activity.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'S-M-T-W-T-F-S' to remember the days of the week.
   - Use the phrase 'Silly Monkeys Jump on Sunday Trees' to remember the order of the days of the week.

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